Vehicle Titles and Registration Division

The Vehicle Titles and Registration Division (VTR) administers motor vehicle titles, passenger and interstate commercial vehicle registration, oversees the distribution of disabled parking placards, and the distribution of more than 100 different license plates including specialty and personalized plates. This work is performed in partnership with the 254 county tax assessor collectors.

VTR develops and maintains the state's motor vehicle database which contains more than 45 million records. Law enforcement accesses these records more than 7,000 times per hour to verify vehicle ownership.

The division also processes applications for salvage dealer licenses and provides direct customer service for almost 2 million customers each year.

The more than $4.6 billion collected through the vehicle title and registration process annually to the general revenue fund, state highway fund, and local counties for the construction and maintenance of the state’s transportation system. Funds are also distributed to charitable license plate sponsoring organizations.

Rebecca Davio, Ph.D., serves as director. Contact us with questions or comments regarding the VTR issues.

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